Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical ICU

Company: Hospital Corporation of America

Location: Alexandria, Louisiana

Posted: December 02, 2017

Reference ID: 02348-9912

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The staff nurse serves as the leader of the Nursing Care team who is ultimately responsible and accountable to the patient for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient focused, outcome oriented care. Will develop competencies for functioning safely in all areas of Medical/Surgical services. Nursing plan of care will include all age groups with the exception of infants.Qualifications:EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

Graduate of a Nursing Program from an accredited school

Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Louisiana

CPR for Healthcare Providers to be completed within 30 days of hire

ACLS to be completed within 30 days of hire

MAJOR TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The staff nurse serves as the leader of the Nursing Care team who is ultimately responsible and accountable to the patient for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient focused, outcome oriented care.

Through assessment of the patient's physical, nutritional, psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, cultural, educational, and rehabilitative needs, problems are identified and documented in the clinical record and communicated to the physician, case manager, and ancillary departments when appropriate

Appropriate standards of care, care plans, and interventions are initiated, professionally modified, and communicated to the patient and other members of the healthcare team

Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the following age groups: pediatric, children, adolescent, adult, geriatric

Provides patient/family health education that promotes healthy behaviors, supports recovery, and enables the patient/family to be involved in decisions about their own care

The patient's responses to interventions and progress toward desired outcomes are assessed, re-assessed, evaluated, and documented in the clinical record

Patient care activities are coordinated through collaboration and planning with other members of the healthcare team

Physicians' orders are carried out accurately and efficiently, and clarified when necessary

Adverse or sudden changes in the patient's conditions are promptly communicated to the physician, charge nurse, nursing supervisor, and/or family with specific and pertinent data

Able to identify potential or actual victims of abuse and understands the proper reporting mechanism

Able to recognize adverse drug reactions and demonstrates understanding of proper reporting mechanism once reaction is identified

Appropriately assesses the patient's pain and involves the patient in effective management of that pain using appropriate interventions

Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for administration of blood and blood products and appropriately monitors the patient receiving blood/blood products for any transfusion reaction; takes proper measures once a reaction is recognized

Patient care equipment is utilized safely and efficiently in accordance with hospital policies and procedures

Standard precautions are promoted and followed in the utilization of principles of infection control in patient care